labor
on holiday…
celebrate those who toil
lifeblood, bone, and sinew feasting
on scraps from the table
~kat
(Pensee – A syllabic form. No meter specified. No rhyme. Syllabic count 2-4-7-8-6;
line 1 is the subject;
line 2 gives description;
line 3, action;
line 4, the setting;
line 5, final thought.)
at dusk
amber streams
bleed into blue; the sun creeps
down, down, behind the lace arbor
scrim sundered, dreams in wait
~kat
Day Two – September Poems featuring the Pensee.*
*The Pensee – A syllabic form. No meter specified. No rhyme. Syllabic count 2-4-7-8-6:
line 1 is the subject;
line 2 gives description;
line 3, action;
line 4, the setting;
line 5, final thought.
two skunks
stinky vermin
on the prowl, terrorizing
wary neighborhood dog walkers
armed with tomato juice
~kat
For my September Challenge to myself, I am beginning with a new form, the Pensee. (See its description below) I’m not sure if I’ll repeat it daily. I may switch it up after a day or two. The main goal is to write a poem a day.
The Pensee – A syllabic form. No meter specified. No rhyme. Syllabic count 2-4-7-8-6:
line 1 is the subject;
line 2 gives description;
line 3, action;
line 4, the setting;
line 5, final thought.
like mercury colliding... 